| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Looney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brockway (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Courter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Elmer McKale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Black (fresh) PF - Kim Bisson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Cruz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | John Brockway inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Luis Cruz - foul #2 on Luis Cruz, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz lays it up and in | 36-26 |
| 18:59 | Vanderbilt | Kim Bisson blocks the short jumper by David Lowe | 36-26 |
| 18:58 | Northern Illinois University | Elmer McKale grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | Jason Courter is hacked by Luis Cruz - foul #3 on Luis Cruz, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins (C) Luis Cruz | |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Willie Looney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stewart | 36-26 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | Elmer McKale hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Stewart | 36-28 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | John Brockway misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-28 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kim Bisson | 36-28 |
| 17:07 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson is fouled on the floor by David Lowe - foul #2 on David Lowe, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Hires (C) Jason Courter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Vincent Blansett (PG), Paul Goudy (SG) Kenneth Stewart, Matthew Black | |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Vincent Blansett | 36-30 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | Paul Goudy takes the ball from Willie Looney | 36-30 |
| 16:33 | Northern Illinois University | Vincent Blansett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Goudy | 36-32 |
| 16:14 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll dunks the ball on a nice dish by Willie Looney | 38-32 |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins drills a jump hook from the right block | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Looney (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eugene Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brockway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Lowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Hires (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Vincent Blansett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Goudy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer McKale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kim Bisson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Stebbins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 15:29 | Vanderbilt | John Brockway gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Willie Looney buries a jumper from the left side | 40-34 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins hits a floater from the left block set up by Vincent Blansett | 40-36 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | David Hires banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Lowe | 42-36 |
| 14:19 | Northern Illinois University | David Lowe is called for the reach on Kim Bisson - foul #3 on David Lowe, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead (PG), Louis Leiva (PF), Jason Courter (C) Willie Looney, David Lowe, David Hires | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Kenneth Hayden (SF), Bruce Arguelles (PF), Luis Cruz (C) Paul Goudy, Elmer McKale, Kim Bisson, Jack Stebbins | |
| 13:58 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 42-36 |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Louis Leiva grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | Luis Cruz takes the ball from Jason Courter | 42-36 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Hayden | 42-38 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Hayden is called for the reach on Logan Whitehead - foul #4 on Kenneth Hayden, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Matthew Black (SF) Vincent Blansett, Kenneth Hayden | |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Louis Leiva hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Carroll | 44-38 |
| 12:26 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin misses the floater from the right side | 44-38 |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | Jason Courter pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Black steps in front of the Eugene Carroll pass | 44-38 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Courter is called for the reach on Bruce Arguelles - foul #2 on Jason Courter, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Looney (PG), David Lowe (PF) Logan Whitehead, Louis Leiva | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Elmer McKale (PG) Samuel Partin | |
| 11:40 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Hires (C) Jason Courter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Goudy (SG), Kim Bisson (PF) Kenneth Stewart, Bruce Arguelles | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Looney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brockway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - David Hires (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Elmer McKale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Goudy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Black (fresh) PF - Kim Bisson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Cruz (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Vanderbilt | Kim Bisson blocks the short jumper by David Lowe | 44-38 |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Luis Cruz | 44-38 |
| 10:53 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson's fadeaway is rejected by David Lowe | 44-38 |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | Willie Looney snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 10:44 | Vanderbilt | John Brockway misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Black - foul #3 on Matthew Black, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| 10:44 | Vanderbilt | John Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:44 | Vanderbilt | John Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:17 | Northern Illinois University | Elmer McKale drills a floater from the right side set up by Matthew Black | 46-40 |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Brockway | 49-40 |
| 09:25 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Black misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-40 |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | John Brockway grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 09:19 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll makes the 3 from the right corner | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:57 | Northern Illinois University | Elmer McKale drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Goudy | 52-43 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | David Hires is hacked by Kim Bisson - foul #2 on Kim Bisson, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble (SG), Louis Leiva (PF), Jason Courter (C) John Brockway, David Lowe, David Hires | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Vincent Blansett (SG), Kenneth Stewart (SF), Bruce Arguelles (PF) Elmer McKale, Paul Goudy, Matthew Black, Kim Bisson | |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | Louis Leiva scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Willie Looney and he's fouled by Bruce Arguelles - foul #2 on Bruce Arguelles, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | Louis Leiva makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin is hacked by Willie Looney - foul #1 on Willie Looney, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 07:54 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-43 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Louis Leiva | 55-43 |
| 07:37 | Vanderbilt | Jason Courter misses the floater from close range | 55-43 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Looney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Trimble (fresh) SF - Eugene Carroll (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Leiva (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Courter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Partin (fresh) SG - Vincent Blansett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Arguelles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luis Cruz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Stewart - foul #1 on Kenneth Stewart, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead (PG) Willie Looney | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Elmer McKale (PG), Kenneth Hayden (SF) Samuel Partin, Vincent Blansett | |
| 07:22 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:22 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz blows the dunk | 57-43 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Jason Courter grabs the board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:03 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll's floater is tipped away by Bruce Arguelles | 57-43 |
| 07:01 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | Louis Leiva's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Hayden | 57-43 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | Louis Leiva gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Logan Whitehead | 59-43 |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz lays it up and in set up by Elmer McKale | 59-45 |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble is hacked by Kenneth Stewart - foul #2 on Kenneth Stewart, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Looney (PG), John Brockway (SF), David Lowe (PF), David Hires (C) Logan Whitehead, Eugene Carroll, Louis Leiva, Jason Courter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Goudy (SG), Kim Bisson (PF), Jack Stebbins (C) Kenneth Stewart, Bruce Arguelles, Luis Cruz | |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | David Hires snags the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Looney | 61-45 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by David Lowe - foul #4 on David Lowe, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll (SG) Daniel Trimble | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll is hacked by Kim Bisson - foul #3 on Kim Bisson, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Vincent Blansett (PG) Elmer McKale | |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Vincent Blansett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | David Hires misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kim Bisson - foul #4 on Kim Bisson, team foul #10 | 63-47 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | David Hires misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | David Hires makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 64-47 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | David Hires pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 64-47 |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Looney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eugene Carroll (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brockway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - David Hires (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Vincent Blansett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Goudy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Hayden (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Kim Bisson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jack Stebbins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden makes the shot near the basket | 64-49 |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll's floater is knocked away by Jack Stebbins | 64-49 |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | David Hires grabs the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Carroll comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-49 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | David Hires tips it home | 66-49 |
| 02:32 | Northern Illinois University | David Lowe swats the shot by Kim Bisson | 66-49 |
| 02:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins tips it back up and in | 66-51 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | Kim Bisson blocks the short jumper by John Brockway | 66-51 |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kim Bisson | 66-51 |
| 02:03 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins is fouled on the floor by David Hires - foul #1 on David Hires, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead (PG), Daniel Trimble (SG), Louis Leiva (PF) Willie Looney, Eugene Carroll, David Lowe | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Matthew Black (SF), Bruce Arguelles (PF) Paul Goudy, Kenneth Hayden, Kim Bisson | |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble double dribbles | 66-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Lowe (PF) John Brockway | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Goudy (SG) Samuel Partin | |
| 01:10 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Black makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Paul Goudy | 66-53 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | David Hires hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Logan Whitehead | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Arguelles is fouled on the floor by David Lowe - foul #5 on David Lowe, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Brockway (SF) David Lowe | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Arguelles makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Arguelles misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins gets the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stebbins misses the lay-in | 68-54 |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | Louis Leiva grabs the board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 68-54 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Black snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | John Brockway takes the ball from Jack Stebbins | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead runs out the clock | 68-54 |